ULOPVQ:


You probably feel because you have wasted four or five decades of your life, you understand what democracy entails. Is protest not a part of democracy? Nigeria is currently under an "authoritarian" regime.

How will the youths engage in the Bye-elections, when INEC only issues PVCs few months to the general elections? But, no GavelSlam is in a hurry to type, be heard, and feel wise for the nonesense he vomited.

You just regurgitate any nonsense you come across.

How is Nigeria authoritarian?
Name one member of opposition in detention or imprisoned on trumped up charges.

What do you mean INEC gives PVCs few months to election and by the way, how is that a bad thing?

Note: you wrote MONTHS.

Biodun556:
How many of the thousands of protesters at the Lekki toll gate voted in the Lagos East Senatorial election.

The media reported low turn out during the election. Does that means the so called protesters don't know more than violence or knows nothing about their political rights?

The bye election held in Lagos, Plateau and Imo were cleared by APC and they are saying the party is bad.

you talk as if you are not in this country, does our votes count? even if you go out to vote, they already have ballot papers thumb printed somewhere and a new result sheet presented...until our finger print is used for elections electronically, dats when you can say the youths have arrive!

GavelSlam:


You just regurgitate any nonsense you come across.

How is Nigeria authoritarian?
Name one member of opposition in detention or imprisoned on trumped up charges.

What do you mean INEC gives PVCs few months to election and by the way, how is that a bad thing?

Note: you wrote MONTHS.

Sowore is a member of one of the numerous opposition in the country. He was arrested, and only released after massive public outcry and pressure from the U.S government still he can't travel out of the country freely. Journalist are man-handled and locked up for trying to cover the news, is that not infringement on the right to free speech? When you see what is black, call it black and not white.

You are okay with INEC giving out PVCs few months to the general election but, you deem yourself worthy to complain about people not voting in a Bye-election, that is well over two years from the general elections. What stops INEC from giving out PVCs all year round?

ULOPVQ:


Sowore is a member of one of the numerous opposition in the country. He was arrested, and only released after massive public outcry and pressure from the U.S government still he can't travel out of the country freely. Journalist are man-handled and locked up for trying to cover the news, is that not infringement on the right to free speech? When you see what is black, call it black and not white.

You are okay with INEC giving out PVCs few months to the general election but, you deem yourself worthy to complain about people not voting in a Bye-election, that is well over two years from the general elections. What stops INEC from giving out PVCs all year round?

If a few months to election isn't enough time to vote I don't think issuing them a decade before helps.

Sowore is a rabble-rouser who gallantly and scandalously lost an election who cannot believe he was roundly rejected even in his homestead.

GavelSlam:


If a few months to election isn't enough time to vote I don't think issuing them a decade before helps.

Sowore is a rabble-rouser who gallantly and scandalously lost an election who cannot believe he was roundly rejected even in his homestead.

Regardless of all you have said, Sowore still remains a member of the opposition and in the spirit of true democracy(that's if the government understands the term democracy), and should be given the freedom of expression.

Imagine the way you think with the growing population of Nigeria, you feel a few months is enough to get PVCs. I would still ask, what stops them from issuing PVCs all year round?

ULOPVQ:


Regardless of all you have said, Sowore still remains a member of the opposition and in the spirit of true democracy(that's if the government understands the term democracy), and should be given the freedom of expression.

Imagine the way you think with the growing population of Nigeria, you feel a few months is enough to get PVCs. I would still ask, what stops them from issuing PVCs all year round?

It is called a permanent voter's card.

If you have one you do not need another.

Appears you don't even know your subject.

Sowore being in opposition doesn't make him immune to the laws of the land.

Biodun556:


How many of the protesters voted?

Must people vote? Bad system will remain bad regardless of political party in power
If Nigeria is not structured, 200 million angels cannot make Nigeria a better place.

Easternmind:

He possibly spoke the truth..
Kiss the truth

Its so bad...I was one of the inec adhoc staff....its unfortunate that our youths are good at voting on twitter but not at the polling booth.... Only men and women in their 60s came out to vote... and some party faithful in their 40s and 50s...low turnout everywhere. In my polling unit out of 550 registered voters..only 34 came out to vote. And we want change...lol

Biodun556:
How many of the thousands of protesters at the Lekki toll gate voted in the Lagos East Senatorial election.

The media reported low turn out during the election. Does that means the so called protesters don't know more than violence or knows nothing about their political rights?

The bye election held in Lagos, Plateau and Imo were cleared by APC and they are saying the party is bad.

Was the protest about party or about end police brutality?

Pierocash:
It doesn't sway anything. The result had be written even before you vote

Whatever floats your boat brother. Any excuse you will give rather than admit Nigerian youths are lazy, directionless, clueless and very distracted.

They don't even know how to deliberately strategize and focus so as to achieve the result they want.

It is like a man wanting to get from A to E yet makes no plan how to get through B, C and D. You think the change the youths want must only begin in 2023 and should only be focused on changing the President and voting in the finest young technocrats Nigeria has ever delivered?

Will this magical President also go to the constituency to deliver good Senators and Reps for Nigerians? Will this do-it-all messiah President install your local government chairman for you and personally hold him to account for the bad road in front of your house?

You Nigerian youths are really pathetic. The older generation know that you are empty and far from ready and this is why they continue to do things their way.

Rather than get mad at your fellow youths who deliberately showed no interest in recent elections you are making excuses. You and others are fooling yourselves and will continue to be disenfranchised and sidelined. Not many will give a physically and mentally lazy person a job let alone a politically important leadership job.

Nothing for Nigerian youths in 2023 or 3202 if you don't change your attitude to get involved and stay involved always and not only when big brother season is over or Wizkid and Burna have not dropped a single.

Biodun556:


Why can't they present their own candidate?

because there is none. Their is no leader. What they want is dismantle the system and build a new one. More like revolution.

Obagreatdatoye:

Its so bad...I was one of the inec adhoc staff....its unfortunate that our youths are good at voting on twitter but not at the polling booth.... Only men and women in their 60s came out to vote... and some party faithful in their 40s and 50s...low turnout everywhere. In my polling unit out of 550 registered voters..only 34 came out to vote. And we want change...lol

Thank you for speaking the truth as an informed and involved participant. The problem with Nigeria is that no one wants to look at their own shortcomings and how they can improve on them to be more useful to themselves and their nation.

Every Nigerian always finds it convenient to blame others completely. Youths clearly did not show an interest in these by-elections nor came out to vote in them.

Instead they are full of excuses for their own failings rather than taking each other to task for their apathy ahead of the big date of 2023. Is this how they want to change Nigeria?

The Olds boys will certainly continue looting and misruling Nigeria and driving in cruise control given that they know Nigerians can only make noise while allowing them to continue operating in their comfort zone.

GavelSlam:


It is called a permanent voter's card.

If you have one you do not need another.

Appears you don't even know your subject.

Sowore being in opposition doesn't make him immune to the laws of the land.

It's called a PVC quite alright but most of the youthful population don't have because they can't stay out long to get it like older Nigerians. So, it should be all year round so that people can walk in and just grab it.

valentineuwakwe:




you talk as if you are not in this country, does our votes count? even if you go out to vote, they already have ballot papers thumb printed somewhere and a new result sheet presented...until our finger print is used for elections electronically, dats when you can say the youths have arrive!

So how come the PDP candidates won in some districts?

ULOPVQ:


It's called a PVC quite alright but most of the youthful population don't have because they can't stay out long to get it like older Nigerians. So, it should be all year round so that people can walk in and just grab it.

Excuses.

Grayoso:


[s]Whatever floats your boat brother. Any excuse you will give rather than admit Nigerian youths are lazy, directionless, clueless and very distracted.

They don't even know how to deliberately strategize and focus so as to achieve the result they want.

It is like a man wanting to get from A to E yet makes no plan how to get through B, C and D. You think the change the youths want must only begin in 2023 and should only be focused on changing the President and voting in the finest young technocrats Nigeria has ever delivered?

Will this magical President also go to the constituency to deliver good Senators and Reps for Nigerians? Will this do-it-all messiah President install your local government chairman for you and personally hold him to account for the bad road in front of your house?

You Nigerian youths are really pathetic. The older generation know that you are empty and far from ready and this is why they continue to do things their way.

Rather than get mad at your fellow youths who deliberately showed no interest in recent elections you are making excuses. You and others are fooling yourselves and will continue to be disenfranchised and sidelined. Not many will give a physically and mentally lazy person a job let alone a politically important leadership job.

Nothing for Nigerian youths in 2023 or 3202 if you don't change your attitude to get involved and stay involved always and not only when big brother season is over or Wizkid and Burna have not dropped a single. [/s]

not every electorate is a protester. The protesters will vote their conscience, but not enough to swing the pendulum

StaffofOrayan:


What about those #secureNorth guys that were killed like farm animals, are they also useless?
Una feel say una like naija pass everybody else?

Make we dey look how many of una politicians go save before 2023,

Don't mind them. They will be acting like they know a lot about politics. Children.